Opinion
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Texas Schools Use Cattle Tracking Technology on Children
Opinion -In what education and civil liberties groups are calling another large step for Big Brother, some Texas schools are employing student identification badges equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. -
‘Multi-Stream’ Media on Rise, Filling News Gaps
Opinion -In 1997, Henry Payne, the political cartoonist for the Detroit News and editor of TheMichiganView.com, was in Washington DC for a press conference on the international agreement on climate change called the Kyoto Protocol. -
NPR Strongly Criticized for Williams Firing
Opinion -The firing of journalist Juan Williams by National Public Radio for his comments about being “worried” and “nervous” seeing people in Muslim garb while flying is something that impacts all Americans, said Wall Street Journal -
California Voters May Repeal Greenhouse Gas Restrictions
Opinion -California voters are evenly split on Proposition 23, a ballot initiative that would suspend the state’s greenhouse gas reduction, according to a poll released September 24 by the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California. -
FDA Delays Decision on Use of Breast Cancer Drug
Opinion -Members of President Barack Obama’s administration almost uniformly support a woman's “right to choose” an abortion. -
Report: Administration PR for Health Care Bill Was ‘Propaganda’
Opinion -A new report from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) blasts the Obama administration, charging it has engaged in an “unprecedented” propaganda effort to sell the president’s health care policies. -
Texas Doctors Balk at Medicaid Fee Cutback
Opinion -Texas doctors are threatening to stop accepting Medicaid in response to the 1 percent cutback in provider fees that began September 1, and their ongoing frustrations with the Medicaid reimbursement system.Dr. Arthur Garson Jr. -
HHS Grants $46 Million to States to Target Insurers
Opinion -Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced 45 states and the District of Columbia will receive one million dollars each toward improving health insurance oversight. -
North Carolina Raw Milk Proponents Fight Laws Forcing Them Underground
Opinion -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several state governments are clashing with consumers seeking to purchase an illicit substance they say they just can’t live without: Raw milk. -
Deconstructing the Latest Health Care Fad: Accountable Care Organizations
Opinion -The President’s health care reform bill includes numerous pilot projects and demonstration programs designed to test ways of lowering health care spending and improving quality. -
State Budget Crises Under Further Pressure from Obamacare
Opinion -With several states facing budgetary crises during the current economic downturn, states may have their troubles compounded by President Obama’s health insurance reform. -
Study: Illinois CON Law Stifles Health Care Access
Opinion -A new study indicates several states may soon be facing a hospital and healthcare shortage caused by Certificate of Need (CON) laws, a vestige of a federal incentive policy which attempted to drive down costs in the 1970s by granting state governments -
Egg Recall Prompts Reexamination of FDA Regulatory Role
Opinion -The massive egg recall in the United States in August and September, which included more than 380 million eggs, has prompted a reconsideration of the role of the Food and Drug Administration and how it can best prevent future recalls of this size. -
CMS Actuaries: Obamacare Increases Costs
Opinion -Contrary to claims made by the Obama administration during the fight to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), government actuaries are now predicting President Obama’s law will result in increased costs, instead of lowering -
FDA’s Regulatory Approval Regime Questioned
Opinion -Problems with GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia drug have raised questions about the regulatory processes of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the bureaucracy that regulates all drugs and foods in the nation. -
Senate’s Two Doctors Call Obamacare ‘Bad Medicine’
Opinion -The two physicians currently serving in the U.S. -
Obama Administration Cracking Down on Insurers
Opinion -In a strongly worded letter, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned insurers across the country the current administration will not tolerate any claims rate increases are due to President Obama’s health care law. -
Massachusetts Reports Continued Rise in Emergency Room Usage
Opinion -The Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy in the Commonwealth's Department of Health and Human Services recently highlighted a continued rise in the number of people using Bay State emergency rooms. -
Report: Health Care Law Requires Expansion of IRS Role
Opinion -A new report issued by the Internal Revenue Service's National Taxpayer Advocate says President Obama’s health care law places enforcement responsibilities on the IRS the agency is ill-equipped to handle. -
New Mexico Considers Greenhouse Gas Restrictions
Opinion -A scheme to mandate a reduction of New Mexico’s greenhouse-gas emissions is being debated in a Santa Fe hearing room, with the state’s economic future at stake. -
$7.2 Billion Stimulus Package Promotes Broadband Overbuild
Opinion -The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the first of two rounds of federal stimulus funding to extend broadband access and adoption reveals numerous instances of publicly funded projects where privately funded operations already existed, a -
Philadelphia Imposes $300 Licensing Fee on Bloggers
Opinion -On the home page of the city of Philadelphia’s Web site, the slogan “Life, Liberty and You” appears at the top. Immediately beneath it is a bank of links where citizens can make online payments for city fines, taxes, and fees. -
Illinois Governor Signs Digital Textbook Legislation
Opinion -Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn couldn’t do away with students’ pencils and teachers’ dirty looks, but he has done his best to reduce the burden of textbooks weighing down college backpacks, signing Senate Bill 3547 into law in July. -
Public Policy and Professional Groups Refute Claims for FCC D-Block Auction
Opinion -The FCC’s plan to re-auction 10 MHz of the 700 MHz broadcast spectrum – also called the D Block – has drawn fire from a consortium of public safety professionals.
